A review by jenn_o_3
The Witch Elm by Tana French

dark mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

This author is gifted at describing things in beautiful, sometime poetic ways. Even with that gift, a good editor could have culled 100 pages from this easily. And nothing would have been lost. 

In terms of the mystery, I didn’t find it difficult at all the figure out the killer. The only real question was whether they had help or not and that did keep me guessing. 

But the end?? 
Almost everything after the reveal of the murderer could have been cut. The fist fight? The mental hospital? Who cares?? Why? It added absolutely nothing.
Expand filter menu Content Warnings